Esta imagen de la galaxia espiral NGC 3351 combina observaciones de varios observatorios para revelar detalles sobre sus estrellas y gas. Las observaciones de radio de la matriz de milímetro/submilímetro de Atacama muestran gas molecular denso en Magenta. El instrumento espectroscópico (Muse) de múltiples unidades del telescopio muy grande (Muse) se destaca donde las estrellas masivas jóvenes iluminan su entorno, partieron en rojo. Las imágenes del telescopio espacial Hubble destacan los carriles de polvo en estrellas blancas y recién formadas en azul. Las imágenes infrarrojas de alta resolución del telescopio espacial Webb ayudarán a los investigadores a identificar dónde las estrellas se están formando detrás del polvo y estudian las primeras etapas de la formación de estrellas en esta galaxia.
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Depasquale (STSCI)| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | NGC 3351 |
| Object Description | Barred spiral galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 10:43:55.08 |
| Dec. Position | +11:41:24.70 |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | Approximately 33 million light-years. |
| Dimensions | Image is 2.9 arcmin across (about 28,000 light-years) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble portion of this image was created from HST data from proposal: (D. Calzetti) |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/UVIS VLT>MUSE ALMA |
| Exposure Dates | HST> 01 March 2014, 23 April 2014 |
| Filters | HST/WFC3> F275W, F336W, F438W, F555W, F814W VLT/MUSE> F502N, F673N, F656N, Johnson B, Johnson V, Johnson R, SDSS b, SDSS r, SDSS i |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Very Large Array and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. Several filters were used to sample narrow and broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: HST/WFC3> Magenta: F275W Purple: F336W Blue: F438W Green: F555W Red: F814W VLT/MUSE> Blue: F502N + Johnson B + SDSS b Green: F673N + Johnson V + SDSS r Red: F656N + Johnson R + SDSS i ALMA> Magenta |
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| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
